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Published 10 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UKRI-4971 Compressed Air and Nitrogen Generator Systems

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£1,580,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 12 Jun 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 16 Aug 2028 · up to 16 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 16 Aug 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Science and Technology Fabilites Council (STFC), wish to establish a contract for the provision of Compressed Air, Nitrogen Generators, Carbon Towers and Associated Services. The site address for delivery of the goods and/or services is:

a. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX

b. STFC Chilbolton Observatory, Drove Road, Chilbolton, SO20 6BJ

c. The Cosener’s House, 15-16 Abbey Close, Abingdon, OX14 3JD

The estimated value of the opportunity is £1,580,000.00 excluding VAT across a potential 4 year term, broken down approximately as follows:

Planned Preventative Maintenance: £185,000.00 per year

Reactive and Remedial Works: up to £200,000.00 per year

Estimate of new assets in new buildings/assets through contract term in new areas: £10,000.00 per year.

Total spend: £395,000.00 per year

The maximum amount UKRI will accept for PPM is £220,000.00 per year. Any bids that exceed this will be deemed as non-compliant.

To view this notice, please click here:

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CPV: Repair and maintenance services of machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot UKRI-4971PlannedRenewal 3 yrs
Contract period: 16 Aug 2025 – 16 Aug 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 16 Aug 2029 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
10 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Last source update
10 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031342
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of machinery
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05463c Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Jun 2025 → 16 Aug 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    12 Jun 2025, 00:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    16 Aug 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    10 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Science & Technology Facilities Council, Polaris House, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure